[jubjub]

Oh Trigirl & Nicola, I remember it well, and was wondering why I did not have pics... but I hubby came 6 weeks ahead and bought the camera with him, seemed more important as he was househunting!

It will be over soon, and the camping phase in UK means less camping phase in NZ! Good Luck for all the packing..

I dont have a blog, but lots of online pics if you want a nosey send a pm....

[willsken]

nienke

if you are using blogger.com then you need to update your account to use "blogger beta" (you can do that from your "dashboard")

once you have done that you have complete access control to your blog and only people you invite can see it - or if you prefer you can keep it public
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42673&topic=9084


I have changed my Blogg to a private one so I can put pictures of the boys on without worry. If anyone wants to be added feel free to PM your email address. Not sure why you'd want to but if you do...... :roll :D

[wilson182]

Ditto !

Marie x

Me too, if anyone wants to just pm me your details.....

[suzer]

Cool blogs. Mine is all about my experiences in the UK for the past year, and will 'feature' Australia before heading on to NZ.

[Trigirl]

the camping phase in UK means less camping phase in NZ

we've opted for camping in NZ! mostly because i don't start work till end of jan so we're going to find a rental then head off to south island to see a bit of nz before settling down.

our container has also now gone (finally). we had a pretty stressful time of it as the shipping co sent a container that had just been steam cleaned and had literally dripping water from the ceiling and running down the walls and pools of water gathering on the floor. obviously i wasn't happy so sent it away and they found us a different one a few hours later. stressful times though. such a relief to have it done now - i feel like a huge weight has lifted and i can finally look forward to going.

[Caroline and Dave]

I am just making sure that my new settings are working. We have just added a blogspot. It is pretty bad at the moment but hope to work on it over the next few days

Happy New Year everyone

Dave and Caroline

[Ana&Steve]

It works! Hey, substitute the US for the UK, and Bush for Blair, and we have nearly identical stories!
Ana

[marcia]

Well i started doing a blog - and to be honest found the speed for uploading photos pretty rubbish - so decided to do a piczo website like the boys did - its a work in progress, so keep popping back to have a look - trying to keep it up to date from here - but also work backwards through old stuff - like pics of the rental and the shipping process etc.

http://www.the-smiths-in-nz.piczo.com/?cr=7&rfm=y

If you fancy a look at our boys websites too here are the links to them

http://www.i-like-ratchet-and-clanc.piczo.com/?cr=6&rfm=y

http://www.callmesmithers.piczo.com/?cr=5&rfm=y

[pinkpiggy]

Marcia, that's a super website with some really great photos. Was that Julie (Zardell)you spent Christmas Day with? You looked like you were all having a great time.

[marcia]

Yes paula - it was Julie and Syeve - they look a popped up in the photo but they weren't honest - have still captions to do for some photos - uploading more all the time so keep having a look!

[zardell]

Was that Julie (Zardell)you spent Christmas Day with? You looked like you were all having a great time.




Hey.......you talking 'bout me ?? !! ;)


Yep it was us on Christmas Day and we had a ball !!!

I will update with all our news soon - promise.

Theres loads to tell - some good, some not so good.

Lots of personal things have been going on in these last few weeks, but things are now finally beginning to settle down, so a looong post will soon be in the offing !!

Julie

xx

[Kim39]

Had a good sniff round your Piczo Marcia, and you've done good there girl. Had a chuckle at Kev attempting the garden furniture. Seems to me he is best with his head under a stock car bonnet.

Kim

[willsken]

For all those lovely people who wanted a link to my blog, it has now been updated to a certain extent. I will be adding more over the weekend. I think I have now added everyone who asked to be and you should get the link by email. :nice1

[pinkpiggy]

My blog has been updated recently. It now includes a 'copy' of our EOI so that you can see how we filled it in.

[Moorf]

Has the best ever "pink pig in mud" cake I've ever seen! :nice1

[Questor]

Finally got round to updating my blog, and I PROMISE we'll update more often now!! :D

[willsken]

So many of my friends and family haven't got a clue regarding computers I have had to make my blog open for all! So if anyone is interested....

[jaycee]

OK, this is mine, a glimpse of what it is like to live in a rural property in need of some TLC, while waiting for your container to arrive.

Jaycee's blog (http://web.mac.com/jasminenunn/iWeb/piha/Blog/Blog.html)

I have had to warn my friends and family not to judge my house by UK standards ;) I love doing up houses, so this is (a perverse) kind of heaven to me - feel free to disagree... These are of course the "before" photos!

[Oregonkiwi]

A friend of mine is currently traveling around the South Island and keeping a travel journal/blog, with lots of great photos. So far she's hiked the Queen Charlotte Track, seakayaked in Abel Tasman and relaxed in Nelson. There are also lots of other NZ photos in her photo gallery. If you'd like to take a look, it's:
http://www.erinwelch.com/

[andrewandjane]

hi we've been here for two weeks now and have started to do a blogg with pictures of some of the places weve been. http://janeemmawalters.blogspot.com/

well carry on adding to it as we go,as when we were in UK we always wanted to see as many pics as we could to see what it was really like..

[Kim39]

Good one Andrew and Jane. Nice to see someone from my home town enjoying this side of the world.

Kim

[ErwinT]

Hi all,

As relationship communication is slowly evolving from visiting or calling each other into reading each other's blog, I too have nurtured a blog to inform our friends of our move to NZ.

From the moment the container was on its way I have written about our personal adventures as well as the oddities we have encountered in NZ. All this through Dutch eyes, so actually some of the oddities might even be from British origin :-)

I tried to keep the posts little witty anecdotes, a smile, a laugh, a recognition, and even some explanation of Dutch culture here and there (as opposed to the NZ culture).

Anyway, if you are interested, have fun reading the blog! If not, have fun doing something else! Either way, have fun!

Cheers,

Erwin.

http://erwinandemmagokiwi.blogspot.com/

[The Hodges]

Well, finally, we've set up and we're nearly up to date with The Hodges Blog (http://www.thehodge.blogspot.com)

Hope you enjoy it as much as we've had putting it together.

And the colour scheme was the OH's idea... :D

[DMcG]

Mines' is actually a blog about Photography and it's merge with technology - but most of the shots I take are in NZ :)
Added the link to my sig.

Dougie

[liamnrach]

Just started one ourselves..... Not much in it at the mo, but when there is I shall post the link on here. We shall probably start when we have completed our next recce trip. We would like to pass on our thanks to all you guys, the blogs are all a fantastic read!! Some side splitting, some heart rending, and most definately informative!:clap

Just hope ours is as good!! :exit

Cheers

Liam n Rach

[Nicola]

Not really a blog about our move, but does include pics of NZ.

http://www.nicola-daisies.blogspot.com/

[Joanne100]

Needs updating but here it is!

www.getjealous.com/joannemolden

[andrewandjane]

here is the link to our blogg.
http://janeemmawalters.blogspot.com/
our family and friends have found this a very good way of seeing how we are doing. i also reccomend using skype to keep in contact as free calls to uk if they have skype installed ,and can also call mobiles low cost aswell.

[Howie]

I have a new blog (http://www.kiwidogs.blogspot.com)

[janmommy]

my daughter has one just for our move to nz. the link is in our sig

[dawn]

Our link has changed, I changed hosting providers and lost everything because I forgot to back it up :( Anyhow, we're starting again and it's now http://www.flyingkiwis.co.nz

[Lupin]

I do have one but, I'm reluctant to share it on an open forum. PM me if you're interested :)

[JasonS]

I started this one a few weeks ago, when it seemed we were close to getting our PR. Well that wasn't quite the case, but nevertheless... it exists out there in the "blogosphere." I'm not much on blogging, so I don't know whether it's worth the effort or not, but I'll give it a shot.

Since we're not in NZ yet, this is also to chronicle our reasons and efforts to get down there. I can also point my family members at it when they ask what's up, why we want to move, etc.

http://aztonz.blogspot.com/

Jason

[Jeni Elise]

jakejeni.blogspot.com (http://jakejeni.blogspot.com/)

:)

[Questor]

New hosts for me (so no backups of posts.....stupid Jon!)
Comments and linkies welcome!

http://www.manymilesaway.com

[LindsayBean]

I noticed Moorf's blog and then saw ShakerMike's. Thought it might be nice to have a list of blogs in one place to read up on how folks who are settled in NZ are doing in their new lives. Didn't see a list elsewhere here on the forum, so...

Do you have a blog with details of your new life in NZ that you wouldn't mind sharing? Link to it from here!:nice1

Thanks!
Jessica

Mines at http://lindsayinlondon.blogspot.com

I've managed to keep it for almost 4 years now. If you go really far back you not only get my life in NZ but my life living in Ireland for a year before that, then the UK before that, a bit of a break while i moved back home to the US and then my first year in the UK :-)

[Jim&Karen]

I've just started ours, mainly as a record of the move, but also so that people in the UK can see what we get up to and keep in touch.

www.jleiper.com

[suzer]

Can we make this a sticky post?

[marcia]

Just spent ages updating our website - been really slack, but promise to try better and post on it more often!:o

[Marie P]

About bloomin time Marcia !!!!

Cant believe you put that piccie of us in bed :exit

Great to see Kev's stock car coming along :nice1

Marie x

[suzer]

Mines at http://lindsayinlondon.blogspot.com

I've managed to keep it for almost 4 years now. If you go really far back you not only get my life in NZ but my life living in Ireland for a year before that, then the UK before that, a bit of a break while i moved back home to the US and then my first year in the UK :-)

your adventures sound similar to mine, in where all you have been....although i only wish i'd had more time in ireland:cheers

[suzer]

Does anyone do a food/recipe blog?

[LindsayBean]

Does anyone do a food/recipe blog?

I've been thinking about starting one, i have all my recipes written down as i've given them to family for christmas.

If i do i will elt you know :-)

[Natasha]

Our blog is adealex.blogspot.com

[shakyle2906]

Our blog is www.ournewlifeinnz.blogspot.com

It shows our life since we have been in NZ particularly for our family and friends back in the uk


Sharon

[shakyle2906]

Hi All

I have put a sitemeter on my blog, and tried making it private (but not much luck as then family couldnt get on it in Uk, even though sent them invites).

Today, i checked, and clicked on a 'referral' that took me to www.nzmigrant.blogspot.com

On this blog, i saw my blog listed, as well as a few others i recognised........
such as Suzer's, Moorfs, the Hodges and Willskens.

Am i being paranoid ?

Noone has ever asked me if they can include my blog on theirs ?

We wanted to privatise ours as we have had a few emails (not being nasty or racist) from South Africans and Nigerians that make reference to our blog and asking for money and to sign petitions to get them out of the country - it hasnt been pleasant and hubby is getting his hair off.

Just thought i would let people know that their blog is on there..........

Sharon

[Smiler]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Haven't a clue why that happens and the techie person is out, so no answers sorry.

I can see Marcia's blog and lots of others I recognise. There's past forumites blogs on there too.

Oh I miss some of those people, they were good posters. If anyone has a minute, read Chipshakers blog "from Brangy to Rangi" Brilliantly written! :nice1

I wonder where they are now??? :(

[Jo Jo]

It's pretty standard practice for bloggers to have a list of other blogs they read (a blogroll) on their blog, and people don't usually ask before adding blogs to their blogroll. I'd take it as a compliment, but if you are worried then email the site and ask them to remove your blog from their blogroll.

[Jo Jo]

PS it can also be quite useful to set up a separate email account for your blog.

[shakyle2906]

It's pretty standard practice for bloggers to have a list of other blogs they read (a blogroll) on their blog, and people don't usually ask before adding blogs to their blogroll. I'd take it as a compliment, but if you are worried then email the site and ask them to remove your blog from their blogroll.

Thanks Jo Jo

Some of the emails have been from people on this forum, which i feel a bit annoyed about. I will help anyone if i can but not happy with one or two emails we have been sent and as i said, hubby not too happy.............

Sharon
x

[holland]

ooooo,

That sounds a bit dodgy!

mmm, may choose carefully what I write on blog now!

J x

[shakyle2906]

I have also done a google search and found my website has come up when i was looking for a place..........eg we went camping to Lake Tutira, when when i put Lake Tutira in the google search, my blog came up.............

Sharon

[Lupin]

Hi All

I have put a sitemeter on my blog, and tried making it private (but not much luck as then family couldnt get on it in Uk, even though sent them invites).

Today, i checked, and clicked on a 'referral' that took me to www.nzmigrant.blogspot.com (http://www.nzmigrant.blogspot.com)

On this blog, i saw my blog listed, as well as a few others i recognised........
such as Suzer's, Moorfs, the Hodges and Willskens.

Am i being paranoid ?

Noone has ever asked me if they can include my blog on theirs ?

We wanted to privatise ours as we have had a few emails (not being nasty or racist) from South Africans and Nigerians that make reference to our blog and asking for money and to sign petitions to get them out of the country - it hasnt been pleasant and hubby is getting his hair off.

Just thought i would let people know that their blog is on there..........

Sharon


But that's the thing abut blogging- unless you actively make it not, it's 100% public. Blogrolls (lists of blogs the blogger reads) are extremely common and it's not considered bad etiquette to have such a list, quite the opposite.

[shakyle2906]

But that's the thing abut blogging- unless you actively make it not, it's 100% public. Blogrolls (lists of blogs the blogger reads) are extremely common and it's not considered bad etiquette to have such a list, quite the opposite.


I appreciate that Lupin, and yes, i admit when i set it all up i was a bit 'green' as to what i was doing.

But, what i am not happy about is people off this forum using my good nature and taking advantage of it!

Sharon

[Lupin]

Ah, the post I was responding to was the one where you note with annoyance that you've been linked to on another blog.

[shakyle2906]

Ah, the post I was responding to was the one where you note with annoyance that you've been linked to on another blog.

Sorry, crossed wires!

As i said, i was 'green' when i set the blog up and i have spent ages on here trying to privatise it, but relations in UK were having probs and none of us are computer boffins........ so i had to make public again.

I am just a wee bit p'd off at the emails i had from a forum member that i was genuinely trying to help!

Sorry, not intending to have a dig at you whatsoever.

I really dont want to close my blog down as its an update for my family moreso, so any help would be so much appreciated.

Sharon
x

[Lupin]

Just remove identifying information (names, work places, home town etc), contact details and make all photos not front on ones and you should be fine :)

Or, if you're really freaked out you could privatise it, but I actually think yours is one of the better blogs in that it's very authentic and you actually have kept it up, so it would be a shame!!!!

I know what it's like to suddenly feel less than comfortable in this situation so hope it can be sorted for you :)

[shakyle2906]

Just remove identifying information (names, work places, home town etc), contact details and make all photos not front on ones and you should be fine :)

Or, if you're really freaked out you could privatise it, but I actually think yours is one of the better blogs in that it's very authentic and you actually have kept it up, so it would be a shame!!!!

I know what it's like to suddenly feel less than comfortable in this situation so hope it can be sorted for you :)



Thanks Lupin!

I try to work so hard at keeping my family uptodate with things happening over here, as as you know from us meeting when we first got here, the break was a lot worse from the family as parents in law had given us such a hard time, it what has upset me a lot that i have to privatise it. I felt happy sharing things with others, but dont like being taken advantage of!

If anyone can help me privatise it, please PM me!

Sharon
x

[The Hodges]

Today, i checked, and clicked on a 'referral' that took me to www.nzmigrant.blogspot.com

I think it belongs to Croft, so if you are concerned, send a PM.

With regard to prevent spam emails - remove any references to email addresses etc - you can always put them in the title bar (click on settings after you have logged in and put your email address in there).

And if anyone wishes stuff to remain private, such as blog and email addresses, then perhaps the forum isn't the best place to post them. Guests to this forum can view all threads except those in the Lounge.

Don't mean this to be taken the wrong way, just trying to help out those I can.

[shakyle2906]

I think it belongs to Croft, so if you are concerned, send a PM.

With regard to prevent spam emails - remove any references to email addresses etc - you can always put them in the title bar (click on settings after you have logged in and put your email address in there).

And if anyone wishes stuff to remain private, such as blog and email addresses, then perhaps the forum isn't the best place to post them. Guests to this forum can view all threads except those in the Lounge.

Don't mean this to be taken the wrong way, just trying to help out those I can.



Thanks Tony for your reply!

I have managed to put a block on our blog now, hopefully it works. I have removed my email from signature a few weeks ago.

Hopefully all ok now!

Sharon

[Croft]

Hi All

I have put a sitemeter on my blog, and tried making it private (but not much luck as then family couldnt get on it in Uk, even though sent them invites).

Today, i checked, and clicked on a 'referral' that took me to www.nzmigrant.blogspot.com

On this blog, i saw my blog listed, as well as a few others i recognised........
such as Suzer's, Moorfs, the Hodges and Willskens.

Am i being paranoid ?

Noone has ever asked me if they can include my blog on theirs ?

We wanted to privatise ours as we have had a few emails (not being nasty or racist) from South Africans and Nigerians that make reference to our blog and asking for money and to sign petitions to get them out of the country - it hasnt been pleasant and hubby is getting his hair off.

Just thought i would let people know that their blog is on there..........

Sharon

Hi shakyle - just saw your post. I'll take your listing off right now (if you could PM me and let me know which one). That goes for anyone else that doesn't want it listed.

When this thread first started several blogs had all current blogs listed, so I assumed it was OK to list them. My apologies if this is not the case. I go through once in a while to see what people are doing in NZ, and sift out those that haven't been updated in 18 months or so.

[Red Devil]

I think we'll go down the route of starting a blog... looks like most members are using www.blogger.com and looks straight forward enough to use.

shakyle2906... please can you PM me with regards how you managed to privatise your blog, don't fancy receiving dodgy emails from non family and friends.

Thanks

[Croft]

On rereading shakyle2906's post I can see they are quite agitated about this so I have completely removed all nz blog links from my blog.

[shakyle2906]

Hi shakyle - just saw your post. I'll take your listing off right now (if you could PM me and let me know which one). That goes for anyone else that doesn't want it listed.

When this thread first started several blogs had all current blogs listed, so I assumed it was OK to list them. My apologies if this is not the case. I go through once in a while to see what people are doing in NZ, and sift out those that haven't been updated in 18 months or so.


Hi Croft

Hope theres no hard feelings, will PM you now.

Just had a few email from this forum from someone that i found unpleasant.

I have made private now. I was happy to share our experiences with everyone but not so happy when i got the emails...........

Hope you all understand.

Sharon

[Croft]

Hi Croft

Hope theres no hard feelings, will PM you now.

Just had a few email from this forum from someone that i found unpleasant.

I have made private now. I was happy to share our experiences with everyone but not so happy when i got the emails...........

Hope you all understand.

Sharon

No problems Sharon - just PM'd you back. Hope you get a few less e-mails (have you thought of contacting your ISP about it, ot if you know they're from this site one of the MODs?).

[shakyle2906]

No problems Sharon - just PM'd you back. Hope you get a few less e-mails (have you thought of contacting your ISP about it, ot if you know they're from this site one of the MODs?).

Thats a thought, but i dont want to cause trouble!
I think they have since got the message and know they offended me bigtime!
Hopefully it will be ok now.

Thanks for you trouble and hope no offence caused.

Sharon

[Caroline and Dave]

I have only just read the last few pages of this thread and decided to check my comments out. Now I have not really updated my blog but found I had six comments 3 of these were complimentary from people on this forum but the other 3 were not very nice at all. One was from someone who wanted a room to use in Auckland and said he did not have much money but could pay in kind. He left a contact but I cannot be bothered with that sort of thing. Another was from someone who saw the photo of our Daughter and wondered if she was up for a one night stand and the other was from someone trying to sell webspace.So I have decided for what little work I have done on it I will get it deleted.I am thinking about transferring our house building thread when it gets going to the Lounge where only members can view.

Dave

[holland]

Oh my goodness Dave that is horrific!...these people are sick, fancy commenting on your daughter...absolutely disgusting

[shakyle2906]

I have only just read the last few pages of this thread and decided to check my comments out. Now I have not really updated my blog but found I had six comments 3 of these were complimentary from people on this forum but the other 3 were not very nice at all. One was from someone who wanted a room to use in Auckland and said he did not have much money but could pay in kind. He left a contact but I cannot be bothered with that sort of thing. Another was from someone who saw the photo of our Daughter and wondered if she was up for a one night stand and the other was from someone trying to sell webspace.So I have decided for what little work I have done on it I will get it deleted.I am thinking about transferring our house building thread when it gets going to the Lounge where only members can view.

Dave



Sorry to hear that Dave, some people have a nerve!
The thing that annoyed me was i worked hard to keep my blog uptodate fopr family and friends we left behind in the UK, and then people have the ordacity to do this!
I have got over my upset now. Made my feeling clear to the person concerned and those who emailed me personally too.
Things seem to have blown over a bit now!

Sharon

[Croft]

Absolutely shocked that people are getting E-mails like that - in fact some these may warrant reporting to the police. Totally understand that people are locking them down. Just out of interest, did you select not to publish your e-mail addresses? There's no way of contacting me directly from my blog you see, and I'm always very careful with security online. For example my I tie down a lot of my information on Facebook to friends only, but you have to actively set those settings, they are not on be default which I think they should be.

[shakyle2906]

Absolutely shocked that people are getting E-mails like that - in fact some these may warrant reporting to the police. Totally understand that people are locking them down. Just out of interest, did you select not to publish your e-mail addresses? There's no way of contacting me directly from my blog you see, and I'm always very careful with security online. For example my I tie down a lot of my information on Facebook to friends only, but you have to actively set those settings, they are not on be default which I think they should be.

Croft
Will PM you now
Sharon

[Croft]

Croft
Will PM you now
Sharon

PM received and replied to!

[vixxann]

ok - I'm thinking of starting off a blog and would like pointing in the right direction. Need an easy to use site but most importantly want something secure that I need to give people address for etc.

Any advice??

[Carey]

ok - I'm thinking of starting off a blog and would like pointing in the right direction. Need an easy to use site but most importantly want something secure that I need to give people address for etc.

Any advice??

Same as you Vicky, would love some advice on this. Hope someone answers!

[Rusty]

Well don't use me as the voice of reason, but I have one with blogspot.com. I think most people use it as it is fairly simple (once you play around a bit) and I think it is set as private only, then add/invite friends to view.
Ours is still for us until we get to NZ as it is parts of our story so far, we will add better moments when we arrive and let our family see it then. - don't want them worrying over our problems until all is resolved.